That’s shocking, who was it? Was it the same period?As posted above, a farmer led one was over £50 more than Frontier
That’s shocking, who was it? Was it the same period?As posted above, a farmer led one was over £50 more than Frontier
Interesting. How is this done? Just cement powder mixed in to the soil?On one farm we are putting a stabilised soil/concrete pad in, not the farm I was intending originally though. This farm has storage on farm but there is an outlying block which is a long cart so will just dump and put into camgrain.
Be interesting to see how the pad holds up. It’s 1/10th of the cost of proper concrete but will only get maybe a weeks use in good weather so should be okay for a while.
Yes and some crushed stuff. I’ve seen the pads they do and they look pretty good.Interesting. How is this done? Just cement powder mixed in to the soil?
Where are they based?Yes and some crushed stuff. I’ve seen the pads they do and they look pretty good.
NorfolkWhere are they based?
Good because if they were from warks and near nuneaton then I would steer well clear.Norfolk
How do your run lorrires at harvest and keep within driver hours?
Sorry if this has already been mentioned, as I haven’t the time to read 14 pages, but we have used a chalk pad for temporary grain storage. Peel off the top soil and dry chalk, laid properly, goes down very hard and is ideal to load lorries from. Very little waste, which can feed pheasants.With all of our grain going to CS and sheds being used for other purposes, does anyone have any good ideas for a tipping/loading site surface for grain.
Concrete is obviously the ideal, but very expensive and this is really only needed for a few weeks of the year.
I have seen stabilised concrete pads which were cheaper, looked at them quite closely a few years ago as an alternative but then a change of plan mean we didn’t pursue that avenue, but I will re investigate.
Any other ideas from anyone greatly appreciated?
This is actually very viable and would be the cheapest option. Where we’ve used chalk it’s very hard this time of year.Sorry if this has already been mentioned, as I haven’t the time to read 14 pages, but we have used a chalk pad for temporary grain storage. Peel off the top soil and dry chalk, laid properly, goes down very hard and is ideal to load lorries from. Very little waste, which can feed pheasants.
True, however, I’ve loaded lorries numerous times from pad when it’s been raining or following rain, wet chalk is horrendous. You will never regret putting concrete down. I still say it’s cheap, done properly it will last 2 or 3 generations. On one farm I load off an old WW2 runway, tarmac has gone but it’s got excellent concrete underneath, that’s at least 75yrs old!This is actually very viable and would be the cheapest option. Where we’ve used chalk it’s very hard this time of year.
I think Camgrain can even supply it?
but it’s dreadful in winter and of no use then.
Infrastructure like that is invaluableTrue, however, I’ve loaded lorries numerous times from pad when it’s been raining or following rain, wet chalk is horrendous. You will never regret putting concrete down. I still say it’s cheap, done properly it will last 2 or 3 generations. On one farm I load off an old WW2 runway, tarmac has gone but it’s got excellent concrete underneath, that’s at least 75yrs old!
On one farm I load off an old WW2 runway, tarmac has gone but it’s got excellent concrete underneath, that’s at least 75yrs old!
We are surrounded by old runways, where the straw fire was. Some of the old (mid 1930s?) concrete has been pulled up and stacked in piles, it came up in slabs and is a foot thick in places.
Cheaper to lay without the labour of installing mesh too I suppose.Getting quotes for concrete and reinforcing......seems it's touch and go if 12" of concrete is cheaper than 6" + mesh. Yikes.
The mesh price was bloody dear before the setting it up and clipping it together etc.Cheaper to lay without the labour of installing mesh too I suppose.
When you get time, please can you post some pics of the pad/s .ThankyouOn one farm we are putting a stabilised soil/concrete pad in, not the farm I was intending originally though. This farm has storage on farm but there is an outlying block which is a long cart so will just dump and put into camgrain.
Be interesting to see how the pad holds up. It’s 1/10th of the cost of proper concrete but will only get maybe a weeks use in good weather so should be okay for a while.